MSP releases name of man killed in crash

STACY LANGLEY

Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, July 20, 2006

AUSTIN TOWNSHIP  Officials from the Michigan State Police post in Sandusky are releasing only a few of the names of those involved in a fatal motorcycle accident Sunday which closed a portion of M-19 to traffic.

Pronounced dead at the scene was Charles Ridley, 64, of Dryden, who was struck head-on by a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old Ubly man. His name is not being release due to an investigation into possible criminal charges in connection with the crash.

According to a press release, Ridley was northbound on M-19 when a southbound car driven by the Ubly man veered into the northbound lane, striking Ridley.

Debris from the crash struck a second motorcycle, driven by Gregory McCarty, 56, of Davison, traveling behind Ridley. There was a third motorcycle traveling with both Ridley and McCarty along with a passenger on the motorcycle. They were not injured in the accident and their names are not being released by police.

State police did not have an update on the medical condition of anyone involved in the crash. At the time of the accident the Ubly man was taken by FlightCare from the scene to Covenant Hospital in Saginaw for medical treatment. His medical status was unknown at press time.